27th Oct 2012
A priest with Swami Narayan Mandir in Malad on Friday committed suicide by hanging himself in the temple premises. Police said that the priest left behind a suicide note stating that no one should be held responsible for his death.
Swami Nitya Swaroop Das, 33, hung himself with a nylon rope in the temple located on Zakaria Road in Malad (West). According to the Malad police, at around 7.30 am, the locals in the vicinity spotted Das hanging from a hook in the ceiling through a window. Police have said that the swami owned 4-5 luxury cars and a construction business in Pune.
“Swami normally used to get up by 5.30 am, but on Friday he got up half an hour early. Another boy and I were sleeping inside the temple premises when Swami entered and asked us to leave. He then locked the temple doors,” said Ketan Bhandhari, a disciple of Swami. Avinash Jadhav, senior inspector of Malad police said, “The doors of the temple were locked from inside. We had to break the back door of the temple to get in and bring down Das’s body.”
In a suicide note, Das wrote, “My life tenure is over. I am tired. God is calling me. I am going to God. Nobody should be held responsible for my death.”
Inspector Vasant Patil of Malad police said, “We retrieved cash `14,950 from his cupboard and a diary.”
News from Asian Age
A priest with Swami Narayan Mandir in Malad on Friday committed suicide by hanging himself in the temple premises. Police said that the priest left behind a suicide note stating that no one should be held responsible for his death.
Swami Nitya Swaroop Das, 33, hung himself with a nylon rope in the temple located on Zakaria Road in Malad (West). According to the Malad police, at around 7.30 am, the locals in the vicinity spotted Das hanging from a hook in the ceiling through a window. Police have said that the swami owned 4-5 luxury cars and a construction business in Pune.
“Swami normally used to get up by 5.30 am, but on Friday he got up half an hour early. Another boy and I were sleeping inside the temple premises when Swami entered and asked us to leave. He then locked the temple doors,” said Ketan Bhandhari, a disciple of Swami. Avinash Jadhav, senior inspector of Malad police said, “The doors of the temple were locked from inside. We had to break the back door of the temple to get in and bring down Das’s body.”
In a suicide note, Das wrote, “My life tenure is over. I am tired. God is calling me. I am going to God. Nobody should be held responsible for my death.”
Inspector Vasant Patil of Malad police said, “We retrieved cash `14,950 from his cupboard and a diary.”
News from Asian Age
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